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--=====================_9819025==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 04:14 4/04/01 , MMikeodin@ao*.co* wrote: >In einer eMail vom 04.04.01 05:13:26 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt >donburke56@ne*.ne*: > ><< Why is it that when a system such as "DIR" exists, that people are so > > reluctant to use? >> >Simple, because the majority of its proponents (particulary new divers who >slipped into DIR without knowing anything about any shit in diving) copy the >behavior of Mr.DIR and this is not appropriate to gain vast credibility.Pity. >-Mike So the reason why the bag ladies of British diving do 100+ metre blind-luck wreck dives on a wing and a prayer, complete with helmet lights, steel stages on each side, oxygen on the back, neoprene drysuits, double bladder BCs, regs you wouldn't use on a Primus stove, and all the other missbegotten crap foisted on the unthinking by a dive industry out purely for a quick stabbing, is because *some* proponents of DIR (and a minority, at that) don't have vast credibility? Is that your Deep Thought for the day Mike? Thanks. There's actually a few reasons why some divers avoid DIR... DIR gear is minimalist and streamlined so it does nothing to stroke the egos of the "wow look at me aren't I clever for diving such a complex rig" crowd. Some want the gratification without paying the price - DIR has a price - discipline and procedure. Personal preference, on the other hand, doesn't appear to have a price. DIR requires you to think through your dive to the end and cover all contingencies. This is beyond the mental ability of some. And exceeds the attention span of others. Not invented here - a form of bigotry that automatically excludes anything developed by divers from other places who "aren't as good as us and don't know anything about our unique dive conditions either" Hubris - some people are so up themselves they can't stand the idea that someone else might have developed a much better system than they ever could. They think their balls will drop off if they dive DIR. Hey, they're probably right. rgds billyw --=====================_9819025==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> At 04:14 4/04/01 , MMikeodin@ao*.co* wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite>In einer eMail vom 04.04.01 05:13:26 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt <br> donburke56@ne*.ne*:<br> <br> << Why is it that when a system such as "DIR" exists, that people are so<br> > reluctant to use? >><br> Simple, because the majority of its proponents (particulary new divers who <br> slipped into DIR without knowing anything about any shit in diving) copy the <br> behavior of Mr.DIR and this is not appropriate to gain vast credibility.Pity.<br> -Mike</blockquote><br> So the reason why the bag ladies of British diving do 100+ metre<br> blind-luck wreck dives on a wing and a prayer, complete with helmet<br> lights, steel stages on each side, oxygen on the back, neoprene drysuits,<br> double bladder BCs, regs you wouldn't use on a Primus stove, and all the <br> other missbegotten crap foisted on the unthinking by a dive industry <br> out purely for a quick stabbing, is because *some* proponents of DIR <br> (and a minority, at that) don't have vast credibility? Is that your <br> Deep Thought for the day Mike? Thanks.<br> <br> There's actually a few reasons why some divers avoid DIR...<br> <br> DIR gear is minimalist and streamlined so it does nothing to stroke<br> the egos of the "wow look at me aren't I clever for diving such a <br> complex rig" crowd.<br> <br> Some want the gratification without paying the price - DIR has a <br> price - discipline and procedure. Personal preference, on the other<br> hand, doesn't appear to have a price.<br> <br> DIR requires you to think through your dive to the end and cover<br> all contingencies. This is beyond the mental ability of some. And <br> exceeds the attention span of others.<br> <br> Not invented here - a form of bigotry that automatically excludes<br> anything developed by divers from other places who "aren't as good<br> as us and don't know anything about our unique dive conditions either"<br> <br> Hubris - some people are so up themselves they can't stand the idea<br> that someone else might have developed a much better system than they <br> ever could. They think their balls will drop off if they dive DIR.<br> <br> Hey, they're probably right.<br> <br> rgds billyw<br> <br> </html> --=====================_9819025==_.ALT-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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